Far from the oil patch, Kinder grew up in the land of Mark Twain, paper route and all.

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When my husband and I were dating, we would sometimes deliver papers for his family's Sunday morning paper route.

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When I was in middle school, I had a paper route.

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Even the paper route and the baby-sitting job have largely disappeared.

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But also meant I could have a paper route.

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It is possible that the Pauls could be just the tiniest a bit out of touch with the difficulties faced by millions of Americans to whom a paper route would represent an idyllic childhood, even if they had to (shudder) put the papers inside the screen door?

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The penniless newlyweds spent their honeymoon sleeping rough across Europe, paying their way by collecting waste paper en route.

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Then, about 200 men walk the route wearing half- to full-metre-tall paper bishop hats, lit from within by candles and cut with intricate, stained glass window-like designs featuring Saint Nicholas.

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